Object: Bridge link

Title:

Bridge link

Object name(s):

bridge link; bridge link

Brief description:

Bridge link, Great Western Railway, from Chepstow suspension bridge over the River Wye, wrought iron, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, built 1852, rebuilt 1962.

Collection:

Science Museum Group

Associated concept:

Building the Railway

Associated concept:

railway infrastructure

Credit line:

British Rail, Clapham

Dimension:

depth

Dimension measurement unit:

in

Dimension value:

3/4

Dimension:

depth

Dimension measurement unit:

mm

Dimension value:

19.05

Dimension:

height

Dimension measurement unit:

in

Dimension value:

210 1/4

Dimension:

height

Dimension measurement unit:

mm

Dimension value:

5340

Dimension:

weight

Dimension measurement unit:

kg

Dimension value:

51.1434

Dimension:

weight

Dimension measurement unit:

lbs

Dimension value:

112.75249

Dimension:

width

Dimension measurement unit:

in

Dimension value:

19 1/8

Dimension:

width

Dimension measurement unit:

mm

Dimension value:

486

Material:

wrought iron

Object name:

bridge link; bridge link

Object production date:

Date - earliest / single:

1852

Date - latest:

1852

Object production date:

Date - association:

made

Date - earliest / single:

1852

Date - latest:

1852

Object production person:

Brunel, Isambard Kingdom

Other number:

2000-8111

Other number type:

accession number

Other number:

2000-8111

Other number type:

Entry number

Other number:

1398/1-2/62

Other number type:

Clapham number

Other number:

9342/31/1

Other number type:

file number

Responsible department/section:

NRM - Railway Infrastructure

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/6ffaa4d6-7116-3e78-b1d2-05f7d91100f0

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/6ffaa4d6-7116-3e78-b1d2-05f7d91100f0, Science Museum Group, CC BY

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